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Title
James H. Fiske, golfer
Contributor
Howard, Clarence E. (architect)
Olmsted Associates (architect)
Date Created and/or Issued
1926-04-00
Contributing Institution
Palos Verdes Library District
Collection
Palos Verdes Homes Association Photo Collection
Rights Information
Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
Description
Image shows full-length portrait of Jim Fiske, golf pro at the Palos Verdes Golf Club, standing on the lawn in front of the club house. Mr. Fiske, golf club in hand, is wearing a tweed jacket with plus-fours and argyle socks. The façade of the Palos Verdes Golf Club is visible in background. The two-story, eleven-room Spanish-style clubhouse is located at 3301 Via Campesina in Val Monte. The golf course, which was designed by George C. Thomas Jr. and built by William P. Bell, opened on November 15, 1924, with landscaping designed by the Olmsted brothers.
Date Built: 1924
Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes Association
Citation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, August 1926, p. 4.
PVH building permit #22.
Type
Text
Format
1 photographic print (b/w); 7.25 x 9.25 in.
Identifier
pvld:2777
bar code: 000029116
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt4m3nd2hx
Subject
Fiske, James Hiram "Jim" (1883-1951)
Palos Verdes Golf Club (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)
Country clubs--California--Palos Verdes Estates
Golf
Golf teachers
Portraits

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